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Living Out Your Dreams for Your Marriage

Posted on September 27, 2024 in: News, Marriage

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Diocese to Recognize Anniversary Couples

Posted on September 03, 2024 in: Events, Marriage

On Sunday, Nov. 10, the annual Silver and Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass will be held at the Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich. This year’s Mass will honor the enduring love of married couples. The Mass will begin at 2 pm. Each couple registering for the Mass will rece...

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The Beauty of God’s Creation Continues to Stun and Amaze

Posted on August 25, 2024 in: Reflections, Marriage

Editors note: Mary-Jo McLaughlin, Catholic Family Services Coordinator for the Diocese, and her husband, Pat are on a cross-country camping trip this summer. Here she shares some of the beauty and experiences the couple has encountered thus far. Words and pictures are inadequate to capt...

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Having Fun in Our Couple Relationship

Posted on August 09, 2024 in: Marriage

Last year, my husband and I said “yes” to a new responsibility in our ministry with Worldwide Marriage Encounter that required us to write 16 talks about different aspects of our relationship in 16 weeks. Whew! It was one of the most challenging and stressful times I can remember in our ...

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Managing Conflict in Your Spousal Relationship

Posted on May 22, 2024 in: Marriage

When two people from diverse backgrounds, upbringing and life experiences come together, they are bound to experience some conflicts. No relationship, regardless of how great it is or how long it has endured, is immune from disagreements. Whether those disputes are major or minor, the key to mari...

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The Secret Weapon to a Stronger Marriage

Posted on April 09, 2024 in: Marriage

Embracing Forgivness in Four Words “Will you forgive me?” I will never forget the power of those four words the first time my husband asked them of me. In many ways, they meant more to me than him saying, “I love you,” because the very fact that he acknowled...

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New London Couple Recognized as State’s Longest Married Couple

Posted on February 15, 2024 in: News, Marriage

New London Couple Recognized as State’s Longest Married Couple In each of the 71 years that Russell and Pauline DeMarco have been married, their love for each other has grown stronger. How does such an enduring love last despite the challenges and differences that all married coup...

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Strengthening Marriage Through Couple Prayer

Posted on January 17, 2024 in: Marriage

With the turn of the page to January, many people make a New Year’s resolution. This year, why not consider making a resolution that will enrich your marriage, strengthen your bond of intimacy with your spouse and help heal the differences between you more easily? All of this can be done throu...

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Bishop Barron Says New Vatican Document Affirms Church’s Timeless Teaching on Marriage

Posted on January 03, 2024 in: Marriage

WASHINGTON – The document released this week by the Vatican on the pastoral meaning of blessings insists that marriage is a union of one man and one woman in lifelong fidelity and openness to children, said Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester. Following the publication of Fiducia sup...

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From Clutter to Connection: How Cleaning the Breezeway Transformed Our Marriage

Posted on December 16, 2023 in: Marriage

The breezeway between our garage and house has always been a source of conflict between my husband and me. I like it to be clean, uncluttered and a place where I can sit three seasons out of the year. The lovely wicker set placed there creates an inviting space for me to read, or a cozy spot for ...

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Living Out Your Dreams for Your Marriage

Posted on September 27, 2024 in: News, Marriage

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Last year, my husband and I presented a marriage enrichment in which we challenged couples to look at their future dreams for their relationship. The premise was that dreaming about their future would help couples shape the choices they were making to see those dreams fulfilled. We were inspired by something we read in the marriage preparation book Better Together, produced by the Dynamic Catholic Institute. The authors write, “God invites you to look into the future and see something amazing … When we fail to dream, we waste God’s gift of th...

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